JEE Main 2019 Entrance Exam

The JEE Main 2019 will be conducted by the JEE Apex Board for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs in NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, participating State Government Institutions etc.

Admission criteria to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by participating State Governments, and other Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12 / equivalent qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE ( Main ). The Paper-1 ( B. E. / B. Tech. ) of JEE ( Main ) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE ( Advanced ), which the candidate has to take if he / she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

The States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states, which were earlier admitting based on their State Level Examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE ( Main ) – 2019 application form online.

JEE Main 2019 Mode of Examination

The Paper-1 ( B.E. / B. Tech. ) of JEE Main 2019 will be conducted in

Online ( Computer Based Examination ) mode.

The Paper-2 ( B. Arch. / B. Planning. ) of JEE Main 2019 will be conducted in

JEE Main 2019 Choice of Medium of Question Papers

The option of question paper language should be exercised while filling up the JEE Main 2019 Application Form and it cannot be changed at a later stage.

Provisions for Persons With Disabilities

The candidates with disability should fill in the type and percentages of disability correctly in the online application form for JEE ( Main )-2019.

Only the visually challenged candidates, who have 40% or more disability, will be provided Scribe / Reader on the request of the candidate. In no case, the candidates will be allowed to bring their own scribe.

Such candidate will have to submit the request in writing to the Centre Superintendent for the same at least one week before the examination date.

The Centre Superintendent will identify the scribe / reader students who are appearing in class X. In case a request is received from the candidate, he / she would be allowed to meet the scribe a day before the examination to verify the suitability of the scribe.

One hour compensatory ( extra ) time will also be allowed to the candidates with 40% or more disability irrespective of the fact that the candidate ( s ) is / are availing the facility of scribe/reader.

Use of Calculator and Communication Aids

Use of electronic devices like mobile phone, calculator etc. is not permitted in JEE Main 2019. Materials like log table, book, notebook, etc. should not be brought into the examination hall.

JEE Main 2019 Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

For appearing in the JEE (Main) examination there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed XII examination in 2017, 2018 or appearing in 2019 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE ( Main ) Examination – 2019. The candidates should satisfy themselves about the eligibility of age limit requirements of the Institutes in which he / she is desirous of taking admission.

Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination ( QE )

Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2017 or 2018; or those who are appearing in their Class 12th Examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2019 are eligible to appear in both January, 2019 and April, 2019 JEE ( Main )-2019 Examination.
Candidates who passed Class 12th / Qualifying examination in 2016 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2020 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE ( Main )– 2019.

Number of subjects in the Qualifying Examination ( QE )

Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12th / qualifying examination in order to be eligible for writing JEE ( Main )-2019. The candidates who have taken four subjects are not permitted to write JEE ( Main )-2019 and if such candidates appear in JEE ( Main )-2019 by furnishing wrong information, their rank / result will not be declared.

Number of Attempts

The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE Main shall be limited to 03 ( three ).

Candidates are also advised to note and verify themselves the eligibility for appearing in JEE ( Advanced ) 2019 as well as eligibility for admission to various institutes. Being eligible to write JEE ( Main ) and by obtaining an all India rank in JEE ( Main ), A Candidate does not automatically become eligible for admission.

Candidates seeking admission to the institutions in the states of Gujarat, Madhya pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha, which were earlier admitting based on their state level examination, are also advised to verify their eligibility as per criteria laid down by these state governments.

No. of Attempts and Age Limit for the states of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

Since the states of Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha have joined JEE ( Main ) system from 2014. The age limit, for admission to institutions in these states which were earlier admitting candidates based on their state level examinations, will be as per their past practice only. The number of attempts in such cases will also remainsame as per their past practice. This will however be obviously not applicable for admission to IITs / NITs / IIITs / CFTIs.

Admission to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, SFIs, State Engineering Colleges for Participating States and other Participating Institutions

Eligibility for Admission to NITs, IIITs and Other Institutions participating through Central Counselling Board :

Admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board will be based on All India Rank as explained above in section 2.10 subject to the condition that the candidate should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC / ST candidates the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.
Subject combinations required in the qualifying examination for admission to B.E./B.Tech. & B. Arch. / B.Planning Courses in NITs, IIITs, and other CFTIs shall be as under.

Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Technical Vocational subject.

B.ARCH. / B.PLANNING

Passed 10+2 examination with Mathematics.

Eligibility for Admission to Other Institutions

The above mentioned policy could also be adopted by other Technical Institutions participating in counselling through JoSAA / CSAB. In case a State opts to admit students in the engineering Colleges affiliated to state Universities,the Statemay prepare separate rank list based on criteria decided by them.

Number of Seats in various Institutions

The JEE ( Main ) secretariat / CBSE is only an examination conducting body. After declaration of result the data is handed over to SEAT ALLOCATION BOARD or the concerned state government / institute for Seat Allocation Process and admission procedure. The JEE ( Main ) secretariat does not collect the information regarding total number of seats available in the institutions and reservation criteria followed by the institutions. For all admission related procedures / queries,the candidates are advised to refer the website of JoSAA, Central Seat Allocation Board ( CSAB ) or the concerned state government / institute after declaration of ranks of JEE ( Main ) – 2019. The letter / e-mails regarding admission related procedures / queries will not be entertained by JEE ( Main ) secretariat / CBSE.

Reservation of Seats

As per Government of India rules candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria.These categories are:

IV. Persons with Disability ( PWD ) with 40% or more disability Benefit of reservation for admission to NITs / IIITs and CFTIs shall be given only to those classes / castes / tribes which are in the respective central list published by the Govt of India. For admission to State Engineering colleges who have opted for admission through JEE ( Main ) – 2019, the reservation rules of that state shall apply.The letter / e-mails regarding reservation criteria will not be entertained by JEE ( Main ) secretariat / CBSE.

JEE Main 2019 State Code of Eligibility

State Code of eligibility means the Code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class 12th / Equivalent qualifying examination by virtue of which he / she becomes eligible to appear in the JEE Main for admission to B.E / B.Tech and B.Arch / B. Planning Courses of the institutions / Colleges of the States / UT.

Note : If a candidate has passed Class 12th / Equivalent qualifying examination from one state but appeared for improvement from another state, his / her state code of eligibility will be from where he / she has originally passed Class 12th / Equivalent qualifying examination and not the state from where he / she has appeared for improvement.

Indian nationals passing the equivalent qualifying examination from an institution abroad, the State of Eligibility will be determined on the basis of permanent address in India as given in the Passport of the candidate. However the candidates who have passed / appearing in the qualifying examination from Nepal / Bhutan the state code of eligibility is given in the table below.

Candidate passed / appearing class 12th from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the state in which the study center is located. The State of Eligibility is not applicable for the candidates belonging to Nepal /Bhutan / Foreign / OCI / PIO.

Candidates are allowed to submit only one application form. More than one application i.e. Multiple applications from a candidate will be rejected.

The name of the candidate and his / her parents name in the application form must exactly be the same as registered in Class 12th / equivalent qualifying Examination. No prefix / title such as Mr / Shri / Fr / Dr / Mrs / Smt / Col etc should be used.

No options can be changed at a later stage after submission of an application. However,a chance may be given to the candidates to correct / modify some of the particular ( s ) of the application form online only, with valid reason ( s ), after one week of closing date. The candidates are advised to see the website and newspaper regularly to know the exact date when the correction ( s ) / modification ( s ) will be allowed online only.

No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through fax / application including e-mail etc.

JEE Main 2019 Online Application Submission

The online submission of particulars, uploading of scanned photograph and signatures may be made at JEE ( Main ) website. The candidates should supply all the required details while filling up the online form. On submission of details, a Acknowledgement Page with Application No. shall be generated.

Candidates are required to take printout of Acknowledgement Page and keep it for reference. The Acknowledgement Page is not required to be sent to JEE ( Main ) Secretariat / CBSE. The application fee payment can be made :

by credit / debit card / Paytm or

by depositing fee in cash in the Syndicate / Canara / ICICI bank through e-challan generated during the online filling of application form.

JEE Main 2019 Exam Centres

JEE ( Main ) – 2019 will be conducted in major cities and towns of India as well as abroad While applying, candidates must select four centre cities in case of Pen & Paper based examination and one city in case of Computer based examination.

However, if the number of candidates for Computer based examination is less than 50 in a city on a particular date than such candidates will be allotted last day of the computer based examination in the same city. Similarly, efforts will be made to allot candidate‟s city of Pen & Paper based examination as per their choice opted for in the application form. However, in some exceptional circumstances, a different city in nearby area may be allotted.

Request for Change of JEE Main 2019 Examination City / Town

Normally, the requests for change of centre will not be entertained. In this regard, the decision of the Executive Director ( JAB ) will be final.

JEE ( Main ) 2019 will be conducted in the following cities in the mode shown against the cities

Part – II : Three dimensional – perception : Understanding and appreciation of scale and proportion of objects, building forms and elements, colour texture, harmony and contrast. Design and drawing of geometrical or abstract shapes and patterns in pencil. Transformation of forms both 2 D and 3 D union, sub straction, rotation, development of surfaces and volumes, Generation of Plan, elevations and 3D views of objects. Creating two dimensional and three dimensional compositions using given shapes and forms.

JEE Main 2019 Mathematics Syllabus

Unit 1 : Sets, Relations and Functions

Sets and their representation; Union, intersection and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; Power set; Relation, Types of relations, equivalence relations, functions;, one-one, into and onto functions, composition of functions.

Unit 2 : Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, Representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument ( or amplitude ) of a complex number, square root of a complex number, triangle inequality, Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions. Relation between roots and co – efficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

Unit 3 : Matrices And Determinants

Matrices, algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three. Properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, area of triangles using determinants. Adjoint and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations, Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices.

Unit 4 : Permutations And Combinations

Fundamental principle of counting, permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, Meaning of P (n, r) and C (n, r), simple applications.

Unit 5 : Mathematical Induction

Principle of Mathematical Induction and its simple applications.

Unit 6 : Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications

Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, properties of Binomial coefficients and simple applications.

Integral as limit of a sum. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form.

Unit 10 : Differential Equations

Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equations. Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables, solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations of the type :

Unit 11 : Co – Ordinate Geometry

Cartesian system of rectangular co-ordinates 10 in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, translation of axes, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.

Straight lines

Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, coordinates of centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines.

Circles, conic sections

Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent. Sections of cones, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for y = mx + c to be a tangent and point ( s ) of tangency.

Unit 12 : Three Dimensional Geometry

Coordinates of a point in space, distance between two points, section formula, direction ratios and direction cosines, angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation. Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and aplane, coplanar lines.

Unit 13 : Vectoralgebra

Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product.

Force and Inertia, Newton’s First Law of motion; Momentum, Newton’s Second Law of motion; Impulse; Newton’s Third Law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction. Dynamics of uniform circular motion : Centripetal force and its applications.

Unit 4 : Work, Energy and Power

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies, workenergy theorem, power. Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and nonconservative forces; Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Unit 5 : Rotationalmotton

Centre of mass of a two – particle system, Centre of mass of a rigid body; Basic concepts of rotational motion; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its applications; moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications. Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion.

Unit 6 : Gravitation

The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo – stationary satellites.

Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, concept of temperature. Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of thermodynamics : reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine and its efficiency.

Unit 9 : Kinetic Theory of Gases

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work doneon compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases – assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature : rms speed of gas molecules; Degrees of freedom, Law of equipartition of energy, applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free path, Avogadro’s number.

Electric field : Electric field due to a point charge, Electric field lines, Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole, Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. Electric flux, Gauss’s law and its applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; Equipotential surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field.

Conductors and insulators, Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, Energy stored in a capacitor.

Electric Cell and its Internal resistance, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel. Kirchhoffs laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, Metre bridge. Potentiometer – principle and its applications.

Unit 13 : Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Biot – Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron. Force on a current – carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force between two parallel current – carrying conductors – definition of ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; Moving coil galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.

Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Hysteresis, Electromagnets and permanent magnets.

Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its applications, Deviation and Dispersion of light by a prism, Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact, Microscope and Astronomical Telescope ( reflecting and refracting ) and their magnifyingpowers.

Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; Sky and space wave propagation, Need for modulation, Amplitude and Frequency Modulation, Bandwidth of signals, Bandwidth of Transmission medium, Basic Elements of a Communication System ( Block Diagram only ).

Section – B

Unit 21 : Experimental Skills

Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities :

1. Vernier callipers – its use to measure internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel.

Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and their limitations; Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; Spectrum of hydrogen atom, Bohr model of hydrogen atom – its postulates, derivation of the relations for energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr’s model; Dual nature of matter, de – Broglie’s relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions : concentration, temperature, pressure and catalyst; elementary and complex reactions, order and molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constant and its units, differential and integral forms of zero and first order reactions, their characteristics and half – lives, effect of temperature on rate of reactions – Arrhenius theory, activation energy and its calculation, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions ( no derivation ).

Modes of occurrence of elements in nature, minerals, ores; Steps involved in the extraction of metals – concentration, reduction ( chemical and electrolytic methods ) and refining with special reference to the extraction of Al, Cu, Zn and Fe; Thermodynamic and electrochemical principles involved in the extraction of metals.

Unit 13 : Hydrogen

Position of hydrogen in periodic table, isotopes, preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen; Physical and chemical properties of water and heavy water; Structure, preparation, reactions and uses of hydrogen peroxide; Classification of hydrides – ionic, covalent and interstitial; Hydrogen as a fuel.

Unit 14 : S – Block Elements ( Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals )

Group – 1 and 2 Elements : General introduction, electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements, anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal relationships.

Preparation and properties of some important compounds – sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide and sodium htydrogen carbonate; Industrial uses of lime, limestone, Plaster of Paris and cement; Biological significance of Na, K, Mg and Ca.

Unit 15 : P – Block Elements

Group – 13 to Group 18 Elements :

General Introduction : Electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups; unique behaviour of the first element in each group.

Amines : Nomenclature, classification, structure, basic character and identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines and their basic character.

Diazonium Salts : Importance in synthetic organic chemistry.

Unit 25 : Polymers

General introduction and classification of polymers, general methods of polymerization – addition and condensation, copolymerization; Natural and synthetic rubber and vulcanization; some important polymers with emphasis on their monomers and uses – polythene, nylon, polyester and bakelite.

Score and Result for JEE Main 2019

This score shall comprise the actual marks obtained in Paper-I of JEE ( Main ) 2019 along with the status of those who qualify for appearing in JEE ( Advanced ) 2019 provided and subject to other conditions of eligibility being met. The rank shall comprise All India rank and All India category rank.

Only the All India Rank ( AIR ) is used for admissions through Central Seat Allocation Board to NITs / IIITs / CFTIs / SFIs / Others, while other ranks are for information purposes.

No score / rank card will be dispatched to the candidates and the candidates are advised to download their score / rank cards from the JEE ( Main ) website http://jeemain.nic.in only.

In case of a tie, i.e. when two or more candidates obtain equal marks, inter-se merit of such candidates shall be decided in the order mentioned on next page :

Rank list for admission to B.E / B.Tech ( in institutions other than IITs )

Resolution by marks obtained in Mathematics in JEE ( Main ) 2019. Candidate obtaining higher marks will be given better rank.

Resolution by marks obtained in Physics in the JEE ( Main ) 2019. Candidate obtaining higher marks will be given better rank.

Resolution by finding the ratio of positive marks and negative marks. Candidate having higher absolute value of the ratio will be given better rank.

If the resolution is not possible after this criterion, candidates will be given the same rank.

Rank list for admission to B.Arch / B.Planning ( in institutions other than IITs )

Resolution by finding the ratio of positive marks and negative marks. Candidate having higher absolute value of the ratio will be given better rank.

If the resolution is not possible after this criterion, candidates will be given the same rank.

The answer keys & images of response sheets ( OMR sheets ) of Pen & Paper Based examination and answer keys of Computer based examination will be displayed on the website www.jeemain.nic.in. The candidates, who are not satisfied with the captured response, may challenge by filling online application form and paying a sum of 1000 / – per question The challenge of answer keys will also be accepted online only through the link available on the website www.jeemain.nic.in on payment of 1000 /- per question. The fee can be paid by credit / debit card or e-challan. The fee once paid is non-refundable. The JAB’s / CBSE’s decision on the challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained.

All participating institutes that do not use the centralised Seat Allocation Process will prepare their own ranking based on the performance in JEE Main 2019 and other criteria as decided by them.

JEE Main 2019 Counselling and Admission Procedure

Candidates shall be offered admission based on their choices and All India Ranks of JEE Main 2019 through a counselling procedure to be announced later. The candidates will be able to make their choices online for branches / programs and institutes at appropriate time.

The verification of documents would be done at the time of counselling / admission. The purpose would be to verify different records regarding identification, age, qualifying examination, state of eligibility, category and disability ( if any ) of the candidate. On failing to produce any of the authentic documents, the candidate will not be considered for admission.

SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates will be required to produce original certificate issued by the competent authority at the time of counselling as well as at the time of admission, failing which they will not be considered for admission.